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AQA P3 Energy resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural gas

d)

Nuclear

2.

What is the name given to a fuel that is obtained from a living or recently living organism?

a)

Biofuel

b)

Coal

c)

Fat

d)

Ethanol

3.

Which of the following is non-renewable?

a)

Wind

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Wave

d)

Coal

4.

What is the name of the blades that turn round to turn a generator?

a)

Fan

b)

Turbine

c)

Windmill

d)

Fidget spinner

5.

What type of energy is this using?

a)

Wave

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Wind

d)

Solar

6.

What type of renewable energy is this?

a)

Solar

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Wind

d)

Tidal

7.

Which of the photos show GEOTHERMAL energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which of the following is a DISADVANTAGE of using renewable energy resources?

a)

They will not run out.

b)

They do not produce greenhouse gases.

c)

They are unreliable.

d)

They do not release nuclear waste.

9.

Give one ADVANTAGE of using nuclear energy.

a)

They do not produce greenhouse gases.

b)

They produce nuclear waste.

c)

An accident can make the surrounding area unsafe for many years.

d)

It costs a lot of money to set up.

10.

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

a)

They are limitless

b)

They exist in many places on Earth.

c)

They are originally from once-living things.

d)

They take millions of years to form.

11.

What is a negative impact of wind turbines?

a)

unreliable

b)

noisy

c)

visual pollution

d)

produce carbon dioxide gas

12.

Which of these are non renewable energy resources?

a)

coal, oil, gas, wind

b)

coal, oil, gas, tidal

c)

coal, oil, gas, nuclear

d)

coal, oil, gas, solar

13.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
14.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
15.
Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 
a)
then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
b)
They can get extremely hot
c)
Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
d)
this would destroy fossils
16.

Which one is not a source of power?

a)

Wave power

b)

Tidal power

c)

Sand power

d)

Solar power

17.

The Greenhouse Effect happens when the HEAT cannot escape the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is Global Warming?

a)

Increasing temperature in Earth's atmosphere

b)

Decreasing temperature in a city

c)

Increasing rain rates in Earth

d)

Decreasing temperature rates

19.

Which of the following is a consequence of global warming? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Seas rising (flooding)

b)

Loss of habitat for animals.

c)

More severe storms and weather.

d)

Increased forest fires and drought.

20.

Which 2 greenhouse gases contribute the MOST to global warming of Earth?

a)

N2O and H2O

b)

O3 and H2O

c)

CO2 and CH4